The old man shuffled away, heading for a spot further down the bar.
The old lady shuffled away, one arm out in front of her.
Over the years, he said, about 70 of his friends were shuffled away to their hangings.
Again the women shuffled away, some not even facing him, but moving in automatic steps with the others.
"Such children you are," he said, and shuffled away into the kitchen.
He shuffled away and a few moments later was back with a small address book in hand.
Then he shuffled away, to head back to Texas and his federal prison cell.
She heard nothing behind her but the heavy tread of his feet as he shuffled away.
The man shuffled away and disappeared to the left of the inside arch.
Then she turned and shuffled away, back to her cell.